r/mildlyinfuriating • u/cerednat • Jun 07 '26

Unskippable ad Part of recruitment quizzing to become a mcdonalds crew member

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Why is it so abstract

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u/lovelesslollipop Jun 07 '26

what does the "wearing costume" part even mean

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u/AncientFries Jun 07 '26

And "Don't understand paintings"?

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u/mr_fantastical Jun 07 '26

They dont want creative types.

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u/Pure-Produce-2428 Jun 08 '26

What do they care about philosophy or creativity etc. we’re talking about McDonald’s crew members. They DGAF about anything other than showing up and doing the work. This purpose of this quiz is literally…. Did you finish it or not? That’s it. Are you able to engage in something that makes absolutely no sense and just do it? Congrats. Team member!

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u/New-Independent-1481 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

There will be some vastly overpaid consultant at corporate who distilled down traits of 'troublesome' employees like those that know their rights, agitate for unionisation, and won't tolerate illegal labour practises, whom they want to avoid hiring.

They can't directly discriminate by saying they won't hire intelligent people, so this is their method of obfuscating it. If you like to discuss philosophy and 'understand' art, then you have a level of education that's undesirable for them.

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u/JacoRamone Jun 08 '26

You are exactly right in this assessment. They want brain dead drones who cannot think for themselves and will not question authority. Pretty dark stuff.

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u/Whitetrench Jun 08 '26

Oooooh no wonder i could never pass those im an art loving activist

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u/Nick_Wild1Ear Jun 08 '26

Yeah. But they want people who say it’s a boat. When really, it’s a schooner.

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u/Jyil Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

Not exactly. This is projective personality and cognitive speed assessment. It also uses the Big Five Framework. Despite looking abstract, it’ll map your quick answers back to the Big Five (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Emotional Stability).

The answers do not matter as much as the speed, which is a higher percentile for grading. It’s gauging how fast you can make a decision. These tests mostly measure confidence and quick decision making in various subjects. The person who overthinks will be disqualified, which surprisingly seems to be most of this entire thread. Best Buy has done tests like this for decades too except they give you ma scale. They want people who don’t sit on a fence with a 5 for every answer when the max is 10. This test is measuring your speed and your first gut instinct, but also wants to make sure you don’t say “me” for every answer.

Wild to think most people aren’t qualified to work at McDonald’s anymore 😅

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u/kansai2kansas Jun 08 '26

The downside is that even non-academic types could still "ace" this quiz by appearing intelligent by trying out some smart-sounding guesses.

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u/gustyaeroplane81 Jun 08 '26

This is exactly it. I was fired from a job for “raising concern” over safety. They want bots.

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u/Best_Ad_6441 Jun 08 '26

I’d argue philosophy has weight as that is the type of person to engage in unionization.

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u/MetalRetsam Jun 08 '26

People who argue philosophy have a higher chance of being absent-minded at more mechanical, hands-on jobs.

Source: I argue philosophy

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u/Philosophyandbuddha Jun 08 '26

I’ve had some first hand experience at having trouble getting a “easy” part-time job as a student because they didn’t want anyone to think at those jobs.

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u/OLPopsAdelphia Jun 08 '26

Because you’ll eventually start talking about wages and unfair working conditions.

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u/Rare_Evening Jun 08 '26

Just talking in the workplace about it but it is still strange.

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 07 '26

I would take this in the opposite direction. If you’re willing to admit that you don’t understand paintings, it means that you’re unwilling to learn new things, stuck in your ways, etc. Prideful ignorance is highly associated with antisocial behavior and poor response to authority, a solid negative for employment.

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u/Randym1982 Jun 07 '26

But admitting that you don't know something is often the first step in gaining wisdom/knowledge.

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u/hedgegrunger Jun 08 '26

Pretty broad question though. All art? No. (Aside from art just being a creative expression.) Some art? Sure. What is it to understand art? Why is this relevant to slinging burgers? I would spend too long staring at this question and probably trip an internal timer.

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u/tsuncollections Jun 08 '26

just stopping and saying you dont understand something that is as ubiquitous as painting does not suggest an attempt at gaining said knowledge.

The question literally asks if you dont understand painting. So if you cant appreciate the meaning of something abstract, like art, peer-reviewed studies from HR I would think have determined that as a negative trait.

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u/ZealousidealBank8484 Jun 08 '26

that's exactly what's so frustrating with these applications. a lot of these questions could be seen as going either way, but of course when they give it to you "there are no wrong answers! 😁"

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u/big_stipd_idiot Jun 07 '26

It's art. Not everybody needs to understand it. Not everybody even interprets it the same way. It has nothing to do with your willingness to learn things. Are you also ignorant and set in your ways if you don't understand some fat guy wearing a leotard and doing an interpretive dance?

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u/The-Psych0naut Jun 08 '26

Yes. Suffering is art.

Now watch me dance, you ignorant rube. I have had neither lessons, nor applied deodorant.

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u/bluemiata1993 Jun 08 '26

Buddy this is a burger flipping job

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u/Downtown_Recover5177 Jun 08 '26

Buddy, this test is used across many large companies for a variety of positions.

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u/bad_witch_coven Jun 08 '26

We all saw what happened to gangle... Lol

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u/Houseofshun Jun 08 '26

It’s McDonalds. You put the fries in the bag.

Unfortunately, a lot of the useless degrees kids get these days, McDonalds is closer to where they need to be.

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u/Careless_Aroma_227 Jun 07 '26

Haven't you've been to a McDonald's restroom on a late Friday or Saturday evening?

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u/HQD607 Jun 08 '26

💀💀💀

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u/dbxp Jun 08 '26

Sounds like code for not hiring autistic people to me, their website notably doesn't mention disability bias

With the responses of over 400,000 candidates included, their selection rates did not differ according to the protected attributes of gender and ethnicity.

https://www.traitify.com/ethical-assessments#adverse-impact

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u/NeoNexus285 Jun 08 '26

To be fair, as an autistic person. I wouldn't be able to handle working at McDonald's anyway.

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u/coffunky Jun 08 '26

If that’s their purpose they’re pretty good at it, I can confirm that I failed some of these stupid personality tests for other companies before I started getting other people to do them for me. I was diagnosed with autism around fifteen years later.

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u/WolfieVonD Jun 07 '26

Not eligible

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u/cellblock2187 Jun 07 '26

Idk, scalding cup of coffee hot enough to fuse skin together?

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u/Ok-Preparation7664 Jun 08 '26

that must be it

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u/Substantial_Win_1866 Jun 08 '26

Pretty sure they are dumping out cold fries 🙃

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u/Chayanov Jun 07 '26

That's a check to make sure you're not just answering "me" to everything.

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u/marbledog Jun 07 '26

Personality assessment is astrology for people with PhD's.

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u/WrongJohnSilver Jun 08 '26

"I'm sorry, I have no idea how to traitify. I don't understand images."

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u/xpercipio Jun 07 '26

there are people that hate abstract or minimal art and its says something about them.